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Fri 27 Sep 60 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 57 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 56 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 53 Erasure — Blue Savannah -1 50 EMF - Unbelievable 28 Erasure - Chorus 23 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 17 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  16 Madonna - Rescue Me  0 East Side Beat - Hurricane Katrina -5

Thu 26 Sep 64 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 58 Nat King Cole — Smile 45 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 48 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +4 47 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel -6 35 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 28 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 23 Lou Busch — Zambesi 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 06 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’

Thu 26 Sep 55 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 55 Erasure — Blue Savanna 53 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 52 EMF - Unbelievable 50 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 33 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 30 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  16 Madonna - Rescue Me  08 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind  06 Oceanic — Insanity 0 Monty Python - It's passed on! This song is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late song! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! THIS IS AN EX-SONG! -6

Wed 25 Sep 63 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 58 Nat King Cole — Smile 45 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel -6 44 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 40 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 35 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door +4 28 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 21 Lou Busch — Zambesi 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 14 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 12 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 08 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild

Wed 25 Sep 54 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 54 Erasure — Blue Savanna 52 EMF - Unbelievable 51 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 51 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 26 Erasure - Chorus 25 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  17 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind  16 Madonna - Rescue Me  13 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life -6 09 Oceanic — Insanity

Tue 24 Sep 51 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 51 Erasure— Blue Savannah 47 EMF - Unbelievable 47 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 42 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 28 Erasure - Chorus 26 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 25 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life -6 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  17 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind  16 Madonna - Rescue Me  12 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 12 The Prodigy - Charly  12 Oceanic - Insanity 06 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery

Tue 24 Sep 51 Nat King Cole — Smile 51 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 40 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel -6 39 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 31 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door +4 30 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 28 Lou Busch — Zambesi 24 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 16 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 13 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 13 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 06 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand Not hating on Elvis, but Hound Dog is the better of the two in this round.

Mon 23 Sep 50 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 48 Erasure — Blue Savannah 46 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 40 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 37 EMF - Unbelievable 36 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 32 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life -6 24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 17 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 17 Oceanic - Insanity  15 The Prodigy - Charly

Mon 23 Sep 40 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 40 Nat King Cole — Smile 38 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 34 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 32 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 29 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 27 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door +4 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 22 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 22 Lou Busch — Zambesi 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 16 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball -4 14 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 14 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 06 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett -2

I've just made a start on the KoS Christmas Special It's launching Monday 25th November and it'll be a bit different to last year's...

Sun 22 Sep 44 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 41 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 41 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 40 Erasure — Blue Savannah 37 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 37 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 32 EMF - Unbelievable  24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 19 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 19 Oceanic - Insanity  16 The Prodigy - Charly  14 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 12 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?  08 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart -6

Sun 22 Sep 30 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 28 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 26 Nat King Cole — Smile 25 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 24 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +1 24 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +1 23 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door +2 23 Lou Busch — Zambesi 21 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 21 Nat King Cole — Pretend 21 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 16 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 13 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner 12 Four Aces ft. Al Alberts — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 09 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! 0 Various Arseholes — Shit Parade -6

Air hairlair. Welcome to, gosh, the FIFTEENTH edition of Kill or Save! As we continue to slam through the UK charts through the decades, we arrive here: the last decade (until 2030 at least) of No.1s to sort through. Except it’s actually the first decade, for we travel back to a sepia time where the Singles Charts as we know them were born: the 1950s. It was an education sorting through this list. Back then, you actually had songs tied on sales, which involved people going to actual shops and everything. And 90% of the entries were by someone “And His Orchestra”, much of which I’ve painstakingly edited out. Different times innit. Of course, you won’t be expected to know all these singles from 65+ years ago - that’d be a stretch even for our cherished player theoldlady - so you might need a little familiarisation session. Don’t worry though, it’s a much smaller list than the last game. Fancy reliving all the action? See below for links to all Kill or Save games to date: 50s No.1s (you are here); 60s No.1s; 70s No.1s; 80s No.1s; 90s No.1s; 00s No.1s; 10s No.1s 50s No.2s; 60s No.2s; 70s No.2s; 80s No.2s; 90s No.2s; 00s No. 2s; 10s No.2s (IN PLAY!) 70s No.3s; 80s No.3s; 90s No.3s (IN PLAY!) Christmas Special 2023 Rules here, purely for me to quote if you break them: Each song starts with 20 points (whether it deserves it or not). You can vote once a day. Since we all live in different parts of the world with all sorts of different timezones, please add a date at the top of your votes to avoid any confusion (e.g. Thu 25 Jul, 25/7/24, 7/25/24 if you’re a wrongun). Each day you may add up to 4 points to and subtract 6 points from any song on the board. You can split your points between as many songs as you like. You must use all six minus points (unless it’s a round-ending turn) and give at least one plus point. Placeholder posts are allowed, but if you don't edit your votes within 5 minutes, then the next person can go and do their votes. Consecutive votes are not allowed. Before voting, please listen to the songs of each round and vote according to your own opinions, don't vote for songs because they're high/low on the board or because of your opinions about the artist, only the song matters. Make sure you copy and paste the most recent voter's scoreboard when you take your turn to score. For your own ease, ‘paste as plain text’ to get rid of the previous poster’s formatting. Then, delete their +/- scores, add yours, adjust the song’s points total and make your scores bold. See, below, the dinky little list of 94 UK No.1 songs from the 1950s: Usually, we go through 5 group stages, but the charts only began in November 1952 so there are actually only 4 groups, beginning with the No.1 hits of 1952/53, followed by a grand final consisting of the 25 songs that have qualified, where we will ultimately decide what the best chart topper of the 1950s is, and the artist(s) can smile down on all the copies of their singles that’ve been gathering dust in charity shops since your nan’s house clearance. The groups are as follows: 1952-53: 15 songs, 4 finalists 1954-55: 25 songs, 7 finalists 1956-57: 25 songs, 7 finalists 1958-59: 29 songs, 7 finalists Should be a piece of piss, this. Anyway, time to dig out the old 12-inches. Let’s Kill or Save!

Sat 21 Sep 24 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 21 Nat King Cole — Smile +1 21 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +1 21 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +1 21 Frankie Vaughan — The Green DooOOOr +1 20 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! 20 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Nat King Cole — Pretend 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas 20 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner 20 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 20 Lou Busch — Zambesi 20 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 20 Various Artists — All Star Hit Parade 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 14 Four Aces ft. Al Alberts — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 14 Obernkirchen Children’s Choir — The Happy Wanderer -6

Right, round 1 of 2. 31 down to 5. To be honest, I've not worked my way through the songs I don't know yet, so I won't put my scores up yet. I hope to do so before midnight. But here's the list anyway; let's let someone else have a turn of putting the first scores on the board. 1952-56 20 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! 20 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Nat King Cole — Pretend 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 20 Obernkirchen Children’s Choir — The Happy Wanderer 20 Nat King Cole — Smile 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas 20 Four Aces ft. Al Alberts — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 20 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner 20 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 20 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 20 Lou Busch — Zambesi 20 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 20 Various Artists — All Star Hit Parade 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 20 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door

This would’ve been my order. Tbh Bobby Darin was head and shoulders above the rest imo. A legend in the truest sense of the word. Bobby Darin — Dream Lover (+4) Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife (-1) The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love (+6) Paul Anka — Diana (+4) Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock (-1) Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock (-4) Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons (-1) The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette (-5) Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano (+1) The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (+1) Elvis Presley — All Shook Up (+3) Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House (+8) Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway (+12) Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon (-7) Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire (-3) Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues (-3) The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day (+2) Frankie Laine — I Believe (-3) Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise (+4) Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge (-2) Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (-5) Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love (=) Alma Cogan — Dreanboat (-6) Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (-3) Doris Day — Que Sera Sera (-1)

Oh the KoS, babe, has such teeth, dear...as the scarlet billows of 93 other songs spread, we crown Bobby Darin’s Mack The Knife our KoS Champion for the 1950s No.1s! Initially written in the 20s for a German musical drama, recorded by Louis Armstrong to some acclaim (reaching No.8 in the UK) then a few years later polished and perfected by the dulcet tones of the late, great Bobby Darin, this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 40 years after its release. Now, to mark its 65th anniversary, it has achieved the greater honour of being inducted into the Deathlist Dot Net Kill or Save HoF, and rightly bleedin’ so. See, below, the results of this Threepenny Opera: Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock Bobby Darin — Dream Lover Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon Paul Anka — Diana The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues Elvis Presley — All Shook Up Frankie Laine — I Believe Perry Como & The Ramblers — Starstruck Alma Cogan — Dreamboat Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise Doris Day — Que Sera Sera Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway I worried at first that the 50s would be nothing like as rich in stone cold classics as we often see in later rounds, but I was wrong; that was an elite tier final if you ask me. That’s not, of course, to say that everything was good; I mean, look at this shonky lot: The Stargazers — Broken Wings Eddie Fisher ft. Sally Sweetland — I’m Walking Behind You Eddie Fisher — Outside Of Heaven Lita Roza — How Much Is That Doggie In The Window The Stargazers — I See The Moon Dickie Valentine — Christmas Alphabet Don Cornell — Hold My Hand Eddie Calvert — Oh, Mein Papa Slim Whitman — Rose Marie Ruby Murray — Softly Softly Vera Lynn — My Son, My Son Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child Pat Boone — I’ll Be Home Dreamweavers — It’s Almost Tomorrow Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz Tab Hunter — Young Love Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues Cliff Richard — Living Doll Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life Kalin Twins — When Russ Conway — Side Saddle Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game Adam Faith — What Do You Want? Anyway, for at least another 5-and-a-bit years, that concludes our UK No.1s decades games! Now to finish off the No.2s, and I wonder if it might be better to stick with the 1950s first? Having it run with the 90s No.3s and then the 10s finishing up while we’re doing the 60s No.3s will keep us nicely either end of the timeline. Either way, thanks again for playing, and I’ll see you in the next one!

Sat 21 Sep 44 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 41 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 37 Erasure — Blue Savannah 37 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 33 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 32 EMF - Unbelievable  32 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 23 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 22 The Prodigy - Charly  21 Oceanic - Insanity  20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 Erasure - Chorus  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 16 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart  14 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 06 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 0 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sunk To The Bottom Of The Marianas Trench -6

Sat 21 Sep 30 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 14 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6

Fri 20 Sep 39 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 33 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 31 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 31 Erasure — Blue Savannah 27 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This 27 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 24 EMF - Unbelievable 24 Oceanic - Insanity  22 The Prodigy - Charly 20 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 18 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart 15 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 14 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 12 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever 08 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas -6 05 49ers - Touch Me 04 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke 

Fri 20 Sep 34 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 19 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 18 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 11 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock

Thu 19 Sep 36 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 31 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine +4 29 Erasure — Blue Savannah 28 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 24 Oceanic - Insanity  23 MC Hamme r- U Can’t Touch This 22 The Prodigy - Charly 22 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 22 EMF - Unbelievable 20 49ers - Touch Me 20 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 15 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 12 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke 12 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever 08 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas -6 06 2 In A Room - Wiggle It

Thu 19 Sep 45 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 20 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -4 20 Elvis Presley— Jailhouse Rock -2 19 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette

This would've been my order: Madness — Baggy Trousers (+6) Roy Orbison — You Got It (+11) Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy (+13) Yazoo — Don’t Go (+15) New Order — Blue Monday 88 (+13) Queen — I Want It All (+5) Tears For Fears — Mad World (-6) Tina Turner — We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (+1) Cyndi Lauper — Time After Time (-3) Queen — A Kind Of Magic (=) The Bangles — Walk Like An Egyptian (-8) Kate Bush — Running Up That Hill (-10) Womack & Womack — Teardrops (+11) Earth, Wind & Fire — Let’s Groove (+7) Eurythmics — Who’s That Girl? (=) Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry (+7) Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart (-5) The Damned — Eloise (-13) Ultravox — Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (-11) The J. Geils Band — Centerfold (+5) Soft Cell — Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (-7) Michael Jackson — Bad (-2) The Vapors — Turning Japanese (-19) Heart — Alone (-7) Orchestral Maneouvres In The Dark — Souvenir (-3) Fair to say, though, that the only one I hate is the OMD track, and that The Damned upwards are all excellent. Very good final, even if my order would've been (as ever) completely different.